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Inequality and happiness: Insights from Latin America

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Carol Graham ()
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Article provided by Springer in its journal The Journal of Economic Inequality.

Volume (Year): 4 (2006)
Issue (Month): 1 (April)
Pages: 107-122
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Keywords: happiness; inequality; Latin America; subjective well-being;

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  1. Ed Hopkins, 2008. "Inequality, happiness and relative concerns: What actually is their relationship?," Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer, vol. 6(4), pages 351-372, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Luis Angeles, 2008. "Adaption or social comparison? The effects of income on happiness," Working Papers 2009_09, Department of Economics, University of Glasgow, revised Jun 2009. [Downloadable!]
  3. Claudia Biancotti & Giovanni D'Alessio, 2008. "Values, inequality and happiness," Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) 669, Bank of Italy, Economic Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  4. Clark, Andrew E. & Kristensen, Nicolai & Westergård-Nielsen, Niels, 2008. "Economic Satisfaction and Income Rank in Small Neighbourhoods," IZA Discussion Papers 3813, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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  5. Roger Guesnerie & Pedro Jara-Moroni, 2009. "Expectational coordination in simple economic contexts: concepts and analysis with emphasis on strategic substitutabilities," PSE Working Papers 2009-27, PSE (Ecole normale supérieure). [Downloadable!]
  6. Carol Graham & Lucas Higuera & Eduardo Lora, 2009. "Valuing Health Conditions - Insights from Happiness Surveys across Countries and Cultures," RES Working Papers 4635, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  7. Wenshu Gao & Russell Smyth, 2009. "Job Satisfaction And Relative Income In Economic Transition: Status Or Signal? The Case Of Urban China," Development Research Unit Working Paper Series 12-09, Monash University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  8. Ed Hopkins, 2008. "Inequality, Happiness and Relative Concerns: What Actually is their Relationship?," Levine's Bibliography 122247000000001896, UCLA Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  9. Andrew E. Clark & Orsolya Lelkes, 2009. "Let us pray: religious interactions in life satisfaction," PSE Working Papers 2009-01, PSE (Ecole normale supérieure). [Downloadable!]
  10. Tim Hinks & Simon Davies, 2008. "Life satisfaction in Malawi and the importance of relative consumption, polygamy and religion," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 20(7), pages 888-904. [Downloadable!]
  11. Ed Hopkins, 2008. "Inequality, Happiness and Relative Concerns: What Actually is their Relationship?," ESE Discussion Papers 180, Edinburgh School of Economics, University of Edinburgh. [Downloadable!]
  12. Carol Graham, 2008. "Measuring Quality of Life in Latin America: What Happiness Research Can (and Cannot) Contribute," RES Working Papers 4598, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  13. Russell Smyth & Xiaolei Qian, 2008. "Inequality and Happiness in Urban China," Economics Bulletin, Economics Bulletin, vol. 4(24), pages 1-10. [Downloadable!]
  14. Claudia Biancotti & Giovanni D'Alessio, 2007. "Inequality and Happiness," Working Papers 75, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality. [Downloadable!]
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  15. Russell Smyth & Ingrid Nielsen & Qingguo Zhai, 2009. "Personal Well-Being In Urban China," Development Research Unit Working Paper Series 01-09, Monash University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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